Vegetation Community Monitoring Standard Operating Procedure 7: Measuring Ground Flora, version 2.1
Leis SA, DeBacker MD, Morrison LW, Rowell GA, Haack JL. 2025. Vegetation Community Monitoring Standard Operating Procedure 7: Measuring Ground Flora, version 2.1. HTLN
This SOP gives step-by-step instructions for obtaining frequency and cover estimates of herbaceous and shrub species in the nested circular plots. This SOP also describes the procedure for filling in the Ground Flora datasheet and Unknown Data Sheet. Prior to collecting ground flora data, complete the site set up described in SOP 5-Monitoring Site Setup, SOP 4-Documenting Site Disturbance, and collect the Ground Cover data described in SOP 6-Measuring Ground Cover.
- Type
- Standard Operating Procedure
- Authors
- Leis, Sherry; DeBacker, Mike; Morrison, Lloyd; Rowell, Gareth; Haack, Jennifer
- Date of Issue
- 2025-02
- Publisher
- HTLN
- Units
- EFMO , GWCA , HEHO , HOME , HOSP , HTLN , LIBO , PERI , PIPE , TAPR , WICR
- Keywords
- fire ecology, monitoring, oak woodland, plant community, procedure, tallgrass prairie, vegetation, woodland
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Grassland/Herbaceous Communities , Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Forest/Woodland Communities , Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Vegetation Complex